Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
April 8, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2009 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 5, Texas Rangers 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 5 1 1 0
DeRosa 3b 5 0 0 0
Martinez c 5 1 2 0
Hafner dh 4 0 1 0
Peralta ss 4 0 1 0
Choo rf 3 2 0 0
Garko 1b 3 0 1 2
Francisco lf 4 1 1 2
Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 7 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 1
Young 3b 3 1 1 1
Hamilton cf 4 1 1 1
Blalock dh 3 0 0 0
Cruz rf 4 2 2 3
Murphy lf 3 0 0 0
Davis 1b 3 1 1 0
Saltalamacchia c 3 1 1 0
  Teagarden c 1 0 0 0
Andrus ss 4 2 2 2
Padilla p 0 0 0 0
  Jennings p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 9 8
Cleveland 000 102 110570
Texas 040 021 10x893
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(0-1) 5.0 7 6 6 2 4
  Betancourt   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Perez   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
3
7
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Padilla  W(1-0) 5.2 4 3 3 3 5
  Jennings   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
  Guardado   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Wilson   1.0 1 1 1 0 2
  Francisco  SV(1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
4
3
9

  E–Young (1), Andrus (1), Wilson (1).  DP–Cleveland 1. Peralta-Cabrera-Garko.  2B–Cleveland Sizemore (1,off Jennings); Garko (1,off Wilson), Texas Saltalamacchia (1,off Carmona); Kinsler (3,off Carmona); Young (1,off Carmona).  3B–Texas Hamilton (1,off Carmona).  HR–Cleveland Francisco (1,6th inning off Padilla 1 on 2 out), Texas Cruz 2 (2,2nd inning off Carmona 0 on 0 out,7th inning off R. Perez 0 on 2 out); Andrus (1,6th inning off Betancourt 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Garko (1,by Padilla); Choo (1,by Wilson); Blalock (1,by Carmona).  Team LOB–10.  Team–4.  SB–Cruz (1,2nd base off Carmona/Martinez); Cruz (1,2nd base off Carmona/Martinez).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Ed Hickox, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:18.  A–22,829.
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